HIMSELF AFTER BEING CANGD BY THE CONTACTED BYTHE POLICE. CRIME ALERT ABOUT A SUSPECT WITH A PENSION FOR WIGS AND ROBBING LOCAL BANKS. JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS SEARCHING FOR A MAN THEY FEEL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THREE BANK ROBBERIES, SEPTEMBER 16TH ON LINE AVENUE SOUTH. ROBBER STRUCK AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 13TH AT FIDELITY BANK ON OLD BAY MEADOWS ROAD. THIS MORNING, LIVE CREDIT UNION WAS HIT AROUND 10:30. CHANNEL 4 ADRIENNE MOORE IS JOINING US WITH MORE. WHY POLICE BELIEVE THESE CRIMES SHOULD BE CONNECTED. ROB, IN EACH OF THESE CASES THE ROBBER IS SEEN WEARING A WIG AND HAS A PRETTY SIMILAR OVERALL LOOK AND INVESTIGATORS SAY HIS M.O. IS THE SAME, A DEMAND LETTER TO THE TELLERS. OUR CRIME AND SAFETY EXPERT SAYS NOT ONLY WILL SURVEILLANCE VIDEO PLAY A KEY ROLE AND BE IMPERATIVE IN TRACKING THIS PERSON DOWN BUT THE COMMUNITY AS WELL BEFORE THIS MAN STRIKES AGAIN. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO IS KEY, VERY VITAL. THIS THIEF WIGGED OUT ROBBERY WEAR MAY BE HIS UNDOING. ACCORDING TO CHANNEL 4 CRIME AND SAFETY EXPERT KEN JEFFERSON. WEAR BAGGY CLOTHES, HOW TO DISTINGUISH WHETHER OR NOT IT IS MALE OR FEMALE. WEARING A DISTORTED WIG OF SOME SORT. THE JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THE BLACK MAN SPORTING A GIANT BLACK WIG SIMILAR TO THE PERSON SEEN HERE IN A SEPTEMBER AND NOVEMBER HEIST IS THE LIKELY RESPONSIBLE FOR HOLDING UP THIS ALIVE CREDIT UNION AROUND 10:30. INVESTIGATORS SAY HE HANDS A TELLER A NOTE DEMANDING CASH IN EACH OF THE CRIMES BUT GETS AWAY BEFORE AUTHORITIES CAN CATCH UP TO HIM. THIS TIME OF YEAR, MORE SO THAN ANY OTHER TIME OF YEAR, PEOPLE DO GET IN DESPERATE SITUATIONS AND THEY FEEL THAT THEY ARE AT THEIR WITS END AND THEY RESORT TO DESPERATE THINGS, DESPERATE MEASURES, EVEN ROBBING A BANK. WHILE POLICE DON'T BELIEVE THE MAN HAS USED A GUN IN ANY OF THIGHS HOLDUPS, JEFFERSON SAYS TELLERS AND THE COMMUNITY WILL BE KEY IN BRINGING THIS BRAISE BRAZEN BANK ROBBER TO JUSTICE. WHEN PEOPLE SEE THIS, THEY CAN BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THIS PERSON AS WELL. IF THEY SEE THEM IN THE PARKING LOT GOING OR COMING. SO WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE INSIDE A BANK DURING A ROBBERY? WELL, KEN JEFFERSON SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT TO FIRST GET DOWN ON THE GROUND AND GET DOWN AS FAST AS YOU CAN. MAKE SURE YOU COVER ANY CHILDREN THAT MAY BE WITH YOU AS WELL. ANOTHER THING HE SAYS, DON'T -- MAKE SURE YOU TRY TO COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE BANK ROBBER'S DEMANDS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, BE A GOOD WITNESS. MAKE SURE YOU PAY ATTENTION, GET A GOOD LOOK, SO YOU CAN LATER GIVE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION TO INVESTIGATORS. REPORTING LIVE TONIGHT, ADRIENNE MOORE, CHANNEL 4 THE LOCAL STATION. ADRIENNE, GOING BACK TO LAST YEAR, A COMPASS BANK IN ORANGE PARK, IT WAS LTION ROBBED AND THAT ROBBER WAS ALSO WEARING A WIG. IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THIS COULD BE THE SAME PERSON? THAT'S SOMETHING WE ASKED INVESTIGATORS ABOUT, ROB, AND THEY SAID THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY LOOKED INTO BUT IN THAT CASE, IT WAS BACK IN AUGUST IN ORANGE PARK, THEY SAY NOT ONLY WAS THAT SUSPECT RIGHT BUT HE WAS ALSO ARMED WITH A WEAPON AS WELL.

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The Alive Credit Union on Atlantic Boulevard was robbed around 10:30 a.m. Monday, and authorities say the suspect is still at large.

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The same man is also suspected of robbing Synovus Bank on Lane Avenue South on Sept. 16 and Fidelity Bank on Baymeadows Road on Nov. 13.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said a man wearing a wig handed the teller a note Monday morning demanding the money, the same routine from the other robberies.

Detectives believe the man (pictured, below) may be the same man who is responsible for the robberies.

"Citizens in the community are very important because once they see this and they have some banking to do, be it at a bank or a credit union, they can look out for this person as well," said crime and safety specialist Ken Jefferson.

If you happen to be in a bank when a robbery happens, Jefferson suggests getting low, down on the ground as fast as possible. He says don't try to be a hero, and comply with the robber's demands.

Jefferson says it's also important to be a good witness by getting a good look at the suspect so you can give a detailed description to police.

Officials said they believe the thief was unarmed.

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